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If the tank was more than six months old when it crashed, you'll want to remove all the sand and rinse it well with a garden hose. This will remove trapped detritus and start fresh. Here's my blog about rinsing sand: http://www.reefaddicts.com/entry.php...-the-new-setup

All the rock needs to be fully submerged in saltwater with circulation. You can put them in a trashcan with a big pump, or two. I used a big Mag pump. I'd suggest once a week filling up a second trashcan with new saltwater about half way. As you
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MACNA is heading west for the first time in a very long time. I believe the last time it was in California, it was MACNA VIII. 18 or 19 years later, the San Diego Marine Aquarium Society secured the bid for 2016's Marine Aquarium Conference of North America. The link to the new website is: http://macnaconference.org/2016/

When it comes to buying new fish, the majority of people purchase the fish and within the hour, it’s in their aquarium. The urge to add that beautiful new vivid angel or tang is completely natural. However, the “norm” is to not bother with quarantine procedure and just “go for it.” I’ve been buying fish for my aquariums for nearly two decades. Some were healthy while others were sick, or displayed an infection within a day or two.

Once a sick fish is in the display tank, the risk that other fish will catch the disease is real. That is when you’ll hear the hobbyist’s resolve to never let that happen again, and from that time forward they
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You set up your tank, buy some shiny new lights, plug them into timers and then wait... how long should they be on? What will match your routine? What about the health of your reef? Fish and corals in nature are very aware of the daily cycle, so much so that if you purchase a wrasse from another part of the earth, it will still be on that schedule. I've purchased wrasses in the past that stayed in the sandbed way longer than expected, emerging hours after the lights came on because their internal clock was still calibrated to the previous time zone. After a couple of weeks, it would reset so precisely
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Hair algae grows where there's light and nutrients. Our reef tanks are full of both. Reducing the light is unlikely, since the corals need it. Reducing feedings... this is a touchy subject with me. I tend to eat at least three times a day. Fish in nature forage all day long, so offering them one meal a day (or even less often) seems unkind. My reef gets food three times a day: twice with an autofeeder, and then the frozen fare every night. Plus a half-sheet of nori. And occasionally a pinch of flake food or some banana if I'm so inclined. My reef doesn't
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Jessica, known from our podcasting days on ReefAddicts, is currently enjoying her vacation. Spending time diving in Thailand, she and her friend Ashley have been editing some wonderful SCUBA videos for us to experience as well. Thanks Jessy!

This is a compilation of our first two dives in Thailand! I know this is out of order and Indo dives should come first but there is just too many to edit right now. Thailand was a lot harder to shoot, stronger currents and much lower visibility. Hope you all enjoy!

I wanted to talk about LEDs for a few minutes. I've had the Radion Gen 2 over my anemone cube (60-gallon aquarium 24" x 24" x 24") for the past 12 months. As a light, it functions perfectly. Is it the best fixture ever? My feelings are a tad mixed, and I'll discuss why. The light itself provides sufficient lighting for anemones, SPS, LPS, gorgonians, zoanthids and even a T. maxima clam. All seem to do quite well and have all grown as one might expect.

The fixture is sleek, clean, and silent. It always turns on when it should, and turns off as expected. With the Reeflink hooked up, EcoSmart Live (ESL) offers some nice light-menus to select from and I chose what seemed my best preference. Originally it was called Progressive
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